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Laurie Melchionda

Case from Braintree, MA dated Jun 17, 2020

Victim Details

Laurie Melchionda

Female

White / Caucasian

Braintree

MA

2020-06-17

59

Laurie

Melchionda

07/12/2026

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On a Wednesday morning in June of 2020, the quiet of a Braintree, Massachusetts neighborhood was shattered by violence. Laurie Melchionda, a 59-year-old female, was fatally shot in the entryway of her Howie Road home. A dedicated and beloved nurse, her life was unexpectedly cut short on June 17, 2020, in what authorities would describe as a targeted attack, not a random act of violence. Neighbors reported the shooting after hearing screams and seeing a man firing a weapon. When police arrived at ...
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